Placement of Palliative Stent With Guidance of a Percutaneous Transhepatic Stent
The incidence of pancreatic cancer has increased and outcomes have been improving with a multidisciplinary treatment approach. Pancreatoduodenectomy is the surgical approach for pancreatic head tumors; however, postoperative cholestasis or cholangitis may require endoscopic or percutaneous intervent...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709620969505 |
| Summary: | The incidence of pancreatic cancer has increased and outcomes have been improving with a multidisciplinary treatment approach. Pancreatoduodenectomy is the surgical approach for pancreatic head tumors; however, postoperative cholestasis or cholangitis may require endoscopic or percutaneous intervention. Placement of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiographic (PTC) drain is a safe approach; however, this requires routine maintenance. This case demonstrates placement of a palliative biliary stent by a rendezvous approach using an in situ PTC drain. |
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| ISSN: | 2324-7096 |